Machine for treating materials with air



l 606,363 D. P. GosLINE MACHINE- FOR` TREATING MATERIALS WITHY AIR Original F'iledAugllSl 9. 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 4Nov. 9 1926,

D. P. GosLlNE MACHINE FOR TREATING MATERIALS WITH AIR Original Filed August 9. 1920 4 sheets-sheet 5 Nov. 9 1926.'

D. P. GOSLINE MACHINE FOR TREATING MATERIALS WITH AIR 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 original Filed August 9. 1920 Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

DANmL I. GOSLIN'E, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

. f MACHINE FOB TREATING MATERIALS 'WITH AIB.

'application mea angustia, 1920, serial no. 402,415. Anauwer october 1.1926.

The present invention 'relates to a machine by which material may be subjected the influence of conditioned air. By conditioned air I mean air which is in a predetermined condition of temperature or moisture.

, v The essential object of my invention is to provide a machine portable in character in v the sense of its being capable of placement in any desired position or the position therel0 of changed.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a machine capable of use under varying extremes of either heat or cold, or varying humidity, as occasion 'may require.

My invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the'drawings in which it is shown in its preferred form, and in .whichl Fig. 1 is a front elevation. j Fig. 2 is avertical section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a plan or top section.

Fig. 4 is a'fragmentary Section von line 254-4ofFig.2.

Fig'.v 5 is a section on line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

Fig.`6 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 2 but showing a different type of insulation.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal fragmentary section View partly in of the casingshown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an elevation of a portion of the type of insulation shown in Fig. 6. FFig. 9 being a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 10 shows in plan a portion of the expansion joint, and p Fig. 11 a section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10. I A is a casing or box forming within it a '40 chamber B. All of the walls including the top and bottom are insulated by some form of heat insulation indicated ata in the various figures, the casingbeing m'ade referably of outer and innerv plates a1 o sheet metal between which the insulation is put as shown. In Fig. 6 there is an added insulation comprising air chambers indicated-at a2 of the character described in Letters Patent to me, No. 1,139,672. In Fig. 7 the insulation a is located between uprights a3. The insulation may be used wherever desired.

yWithin the chamber B of the casing is a frame b of angle iron which is made independent of the casingl and'upon which rest b5 shelves or grids or other vsuprports C for the material to be treated, the kind of support will and contraction ofthe interior walls of the The walls are made of metal and subjectedv to extreme variations in temperatureA of from 10 to 20 Fahrenheit below zero'forthe treatment fof some kinds of material, andirom 120 to 150 Fahrenheit for the. treatment of other materials. Accordingly the-.walls must be permitted to ex and or contract..

o permit also of theexpansion and contraction of the walls there is provided also casing.

an expanding land contracting joint a4 between certain spaced portions thereof-as illustratedvin Fig. 2. joint comprisesa of` metal, the body a of which is bent` str1 V-slIiaped, and the upper free endsof which are provided with flanges a". The body of the joint is assed down through the narrow opening leg between certain disconnected parts of the wall with the flanges a overlapping the edges of the Vdisconnected arts. The arrangement permits of an ampe expansion or contraction of the casing wall,

the joint at the same time acting to keep the chamber tight.

The top of the casing A is provided with two openings B1 and B'v and on -top of the casing and etween these openings is set the air-conditioning mechanism. a This mechanism comprises a box D having openings in its end walls d1 closed at its sides, and attached to the chamber by curved 'walls E which are insulated and form with the conditioning mechanism air ducts through lwhich the air may be caused to circulate.

The joints should all be air tight.

Beneath the box D is a tankl F for the liquid in which is located a pum Fl connected b^y a shaft f and belt f? wit a pulley f2 on a shaft G. A. coil F2 connected to a suitable supply of heating or chilling fluid is located in the tank F to supply the required temperature to the liquid therein.

The shaft G is mounted in the end walls of the box D and carries a fan g and also breaker plates G1, the shaft being rot-ated by power applied to the pulley G2 or otherwise. The breaker plates G1 are shown in edge view in Fig. 2 and in front view in Fig. 4 where it will be noted that the hub of each carries radial flanges g1 and theA breaker' being' applied in any convenient ,way to the pulley G2 will rotate the shaft G thus operating the pump F1 and also the fan g as well as the breaker plates G1. The stream of liquid thrown by the pump F1 through the pipes h4 is controlled according to the particular requirement bythe valves h1, by

which the flow of liquid to each particular' pipe may be adjusted according to the .circumstances. The valve 71.2, which controls the connection between the pump and all the pipes is for manual control by which well nown method theliquid is shut oft or permitted to flow as conditions require. The

rotation of the fan g draws the air through the'opening B2 and-openings in the wall d causing it to pass through the chamber D and out through the opening in the wall d1 and back through the duct B1 into the cham ber B wliere it circulates through the shelves or supports C and the articles placed or hung in the enclosed chamber.

According to process as described in my said patent, moisture can be taken out of the air by chilling and hence in the preferred way of utilizing this apparatus, if 'it 1s desired, for example, to dry and chill any material, air is drawn up through the duct B2 and is passed through a spray or mist in the chamber D pumped by pump F1 from the tank F. This tank is prou vided with liquid at any -desiredlow temperature and kept at that temperature while in the tank by means of a coil F2. A proper amount of liquid being supplied to the pipes h4 it falls from said pipes on to the breakers G1 and is thrown by the impact of the breakers centrifugally outward so as 4to .till the passage in the casing D with clouds of mist or spray of high velocit which will be driven into the column of;I passing air. thoroughly treated and chilled-I and consequently drops part of its moisture, or if treated with heated water it absorbs moisture as the case may require. The air is impelled against the balles1J,.J1,` which collect any free moisture from the treated By this means the volume of air is- 1,eoe,ses

without being covered with ice or rozen\ to the shelves on which they are placed.

For the. purpose of removing material. from the chamber B the insulated casing or box is provided with insulated doors A3 of the refrigerator type, and to move the machine about, and for meeting the special requirements of portability the machine is preferably mounted on wheels or castors a7. Textiles, skeins of yarn, or cloth may be treated in this apparatus, as well as other materials which require drying or moistenmim.

at I claim as my invention is: f

1. A machine of the type described comprising an airtight .insulating casing e11- closing a chamber and having mounted thereon an enclosed air-conditioning device having a'passage therethrough, said casing having openings o n each side of said device, airtight connections between the wall defining each opening and the walls defining each end of said passage, means for causing air tobe forcibly passed through said passage, and means located in said passage to saturate said air with moisture.

2. A machine of the type described comprising an airtight insulating casing enclosing a chamber and having mounted thereon an enclosed air-conditionin device having a passage therethrough, sai casing having openings on each side of said device, airtight connections between the wall .defining each opening and the walls delining each end of said passage, means for causing air to be forcibly passed through said passage, and means located in said passage whereby liquid in controllable quantities may be forced into said air as it passes through said passage. i

3. A machine of the type described com- 'prising any airtight insulating casing enclosing a chamber and having mounted thereon an enclosed air-conditioning device having la passage therethrough, said casing having openings on each side of said device, airtight connections between the wall delining each opening 'and the walls delining each end of said passage, means for causing air to be forcibly passed through said passage, means located in said passage whereby liquid in controllable uantities may be forced into said air as it passes through said passage, and means whereby the temperature of said liquid may be controlled.

4. A machine of the type described comprising an airtight insulating casing enclosing a chamber and having vmounted thereon an' enclosed air-conditioning device having a passage therethrough, said casing having openings on each side of said device, airtight connections between the Wall defining each opening and the Walls defining each end of said passage, means for causing air to be forcibly passed through said passage, and means located in said passage to saturate said air with moisture, said lastnamed means comprising a tank located to receive the surplus liquid which has been forced through the air and has not been taken up by it and pipes located therein connectable to a temperature-changing means and means for forcibly delivering the lquid from said tank into said air.

DANIEL P. GOSLINE 

